Hard cases make bad law - equitable pressure can cause judges to stretch or disregard settled legal principles. The principle Hard cases make bad law cautions that equitable pressures in difficult cases can induce judges to stretch or disregard settled legal principles, and Justice Holmes explained that emotionally charged cases create a hydraulic pressure that distorts judgment and bends previously clear rules.
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Hard cases make bad law - equitable pressure can cause judges to stretch or disregard settled legal principles.
The principle Hard cases make bad law cautions that equitable pressures in difficult cases can induce judges to stretch or disregard settled legal principles, and Justice Holmes explained that emotionally charged cases create a hydraulic pressure that distorts judgment and bends previously clear rules.
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